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For the preclinical test studies of the drug, the production and design of the drug were conducted by Bilkent University\u2019s UNAM; animal experiments were carried out by Ankara University\u2019s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; and the histological changes in the cell and viral replications on different organs were examined at Hacettepe University. An application for the phase study, which will enable the drug to be tested on humans, is planned to be made soon.<\/p>\n<p>When the spray is applied to the nose in the first stage of the disease, the virus can be destroyed by the body by preventing it from entering the cell and multiplying. This drug, which is effective against coronavirus and is aimed to have a protective effect against its variants, is expected to be in use by December of this year, assuming a timely completion of the studies and necessary permits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nasal spray that prevents the entry of the coronavirus into the cell has been developed at Bilkent University\u2019s National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) in cooperation with Ankara and Hacettepe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2021"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nasal Spray Against Coronavirus Developed at UNAM Under the Leadership of Asst. 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